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@tommycaldwell1 and I got to climb Soul Garden (19 pitch 5.13b) on Mt Watkins this week. It may have been the second ascent? Can’t say for sure but it sure felt like it - it definitely felt a bit overgrown.
We spent one night on the wall on a really perfect camping ledge. And on the second day @coreyrich and Sean Haverstock rapped in and took some photos.
Super fun being back in Yosemite and spending some time on a wall with friends.
Though it was a bit of a rugged reintroduction to the Valley.
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Here’s the full Tesla Roadster unveiling event.
0:15 – Crazy Tesla + SpaceX collab preview
2:25 – Last manually driven Tesla car
2:53 – Taking it way past the limits
3:15 – Countdown & first flight works
5:38 – Flying cars are real
5:41 – Peter Thiel flying cars quote
6:02 – Fan suction system (up to 2G)
6:16 – Downforce & crushing track records
7:08 – Starman appearance
7:52 – Rocket thrusters & full gymnastics
8:52 – Kickflip demo (Tony Hawk approved)
9:32 – Real road car + rocket car future
9:56 – Air tanks, nozzles & specs
10:14 – Rechargeable ultra-high pressure air
10:36 – Car reveal & aerospace design
12:50 – Fan modes
13:37 – Variable pitch rear wing
13:50 – 0-60 goal under 1 second
14:21 – Acceleration demo
16:22 – 0.81s 0-60 achieved
16:26 – Production car will be even quicker
17:05 – World’s quickest production car
17:28 – Top speed & Snake River Canyon teaser
18:26 – Mach 0.5+ goal
18:52 – First best flying car + last best driver’s car
19:04 – Production starts 2028
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This is a better way to visualize Columbus’ voyages than the traditional way (that shows him traveling through a modern map)..
It looks a lot crazier and more daring when you see it as a trip into the unknown.
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In 1990, Dolly Parton went on vacation in Ireland.
She walked into a local pub in County Kerry and delivered a flawless performance of Coat of Many Colors.
A heart of pure gold who made people smile across oceans.
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Josh and I got to climb the Matterhorn! Quite the travel experience going to Zermatt for the day - it was raining so we never actually saw the top of the mountain. And we were in the clouds and wind for the top on our climbing day - it was actually somewhat character building. After climbing the Eiger in shorts and a sun hoodie I didn’t quite take the Matterhorn seriously enough - it would have been nice to have gloves for all the ice encrusted ropes at the top… but we tread carefully and still had a pretty good time. Just a little chilly! And less scenic than we hoped for. But very memorable.
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Josh and I got to climb Deep Blue Sea, a classic 9 pitch 5.12+ on the Eiger (or at least on an awesome pillar of rock on the west side of the Eiger). It’s got to be one of the best multi pitches we’ve done - amazing pitches separated by really nice comfortable belays. And of course, incredible scenery. So good!!
Josh took some of the photos while belaying.
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Cursor close celebration meal. Sunday for 1 hour over $12 pasta. Then back to work …
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A thunderstorm passes over lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York, seen from the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building, Friday evening #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork @empirestatebldg #thunderstorm
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I was recently in Jackson Hole for a work event and took advantage of a free day between travel to attempt the Grand Traverse in the Tetons. It was only my second ever day climbing in the Tetons - I did the Grand Traverse once before almost 20 years ago.
I had the pleasure of staying at @jimkchin’s house and he graciously equipped me with everything I needed for an adventure in the mountains (I didn’t want to try flying with an ice axe in my carry on…).
Ultimately, I came down after the Cathedral Traverse (the first part through the Grand) - it seemed like enough of an outing to scratch the itch. 9k of vert or so and an incredible amount of scrambling. I was moving pretty slowly and felt incredibly tired on the uphills. I think the Grand is the highest elevation I’ve been to all year and I definitely felt it. But it was a great day in the mountains. And certainly a real bonus during a work travel trip…
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We are in the Singularity
one of the craziest things i’ve read in uhhhh…. *checks notes* 3 days. welcome to the singularity i guess
07/21/26 — Codex escapes eval and attacks Hugging Face
07/20/26 — Jacobian counterexample
05/20/26 — Unit-distance conjecture
04/14/26 — Erdős #1196 primitive sets
04/07/26 — Glasswing finds tons of zero-days
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Scottish athlete Josh Kerr breaks the 1-mile world record with a time of 3:42.66, the previous world record having stood for 27 years.
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LIONEL MESSI WINNER ASSIST LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS FROM THIS ANGLE 😭🐐 nitter.gq/M10Vid/status/20775017…
